Organic control of
white mold in Kentucky high tunnels

Kentucky vegetable growers have developed a successful system for
year-round vegetable production in high tunnels, but the
fungus Sclerotinia
sclerotiorum
infects many of the cool-season crops produced.
This video introduces the high tunnel production system commonly used
in Kentucky, and the disease cycle of S. sclerotiorum. It
presents data
collected from on-farm experiments conducted to test two disease
control tactics compatible with national organic standards,
solarization and biofumigation.

The studies were guided by a team of scientists at Kentucky
State University and the University of Kentucky, funded by the USDA's
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program.